"Sorry about the mess," Rebecca said to Emma as they returned to the kitchen to get another bottle of wine. "I didn't get around to the washing up."
Emma let out an incredulous snort. "Mess? You're joking. You should see my house. It's like a bomb went off in a jumble sale. I have no idea how you keep this place looking so clean and tidy."
"Oh, pfft." Rebecca opened the next bottle in the fridge. She always had a couple chilling when Emma was coming round - especially if, like tonight, Dan had gone to the pub to meet his mates. Nights with Emma could get messy. She refilled both glasses, then topped Emma's off again after Emma took a quick gulp.
Emma sipped again. "Ha! I bet thatβ" She opened the oven door dramatically. "Yes! See! Even your OVEN is perfect. How do you manage it? Tell me your secret, oh wise one!"
Rebecca smiled knowingly to herself. "Well, even cleaning the oven isn't too bad, if you do it right..."
Emma looked at her closely. "Oh? There's something you're not telling me, missy. Out with it!"
Rebecca struggled for a moment as she led the way back to the living room. "Dan and I take it in turns to do the cleaning and tidying and, well, we sort of make a game of it."
Emma looked at her. "...Yesss?"
Rebecca looked at her glass for a moment. "I probably shouldn't be telling you this... We make it into a sex game."
"No!"
"We do."
Emma squealed in delight. "Well, now you HAVE to tell me, you saucy cow. Gimme details!"
"Right. So." Rebecca leaned back in the sofa and sipped thoughtfully. "We call them servant days. We take turns to be the servant. Let's say it's Dan's turn to be the servant. I set out some outfit for him, and a list of chores, and he does the chores while wearing the outfit."
"What sort of outfit?"
Rebecca looked evasive. "Not very much, basically. If anything."
Emma gave a filthy laugh. "Oh, I'd like to see that. So... and then what?"
"Dan's doing the chores, so cleaning and tidying gets done. And I get to ogle him while he's doing it, of course. And, well, it's a sex game. So there's groping and... things. It's kind of hard to explain. It'd probably be easier to show youβ" Rebecca paused as she realised what she'd just said.
Emma's eyes widened. "Show me?"
"Oh, you know," Rebecca said, airily, wondering if she could pretend that she'd been kidding if she needed to. "I could see whether Dan would be able to nip back and, er, give you an idea. Within reason," she added quickly.
Emma shrugged. "What the hell. Sure. Why not?"
So Rebecca called Dan at the pub and started to explain.
"You told her WHAT? Why? How?" Dan sounded shocked.
"It came up."
"How exactly did it 'come up'?"
"It... just did. Anyway, look, I started to explain, but maybe it would be better if we sort of showed her..?" Rebecca put a bit of pleading into her voice - a mixture of "please don't be mad" and "sorry-not-sorry". "It might be fun?"
Dan did not sound convinced. But he didn't sound mad. So that was something. "What did you have in mind?"
"We can talk about that when you're here."
Dan returned home in about ten minutes. Time enough for Emma to finish another glass of wine, and for Rebecca to lay out some things on the bed. She had a quick talk with Dan to establish some boundaries, and then dispatched him to the bedroom.
Dan entered the living room a few minutes later, carrying a tray with the wine bottle on it. He was wearing some tight black nylon trunks, a small apron, and a stiff white collar and bow tie, but was otherwise naked. "Ladies," he said. "May I refresh your glasses?"
"Oh, shit, YES, you may," Emma shrieked in delight. "Holy shit, Dan. You look hot!" She held up a hand which he duly high-fived. "I cannot believe you guys!"
"I wouldn't normally have put out both the apron and the trunks," said Rebecca. "I didn't want to freak you out."
Emma glanced quickly between them. "Hey, don't overdress on my behalf. You wanna lose something, far be it from me to say no. Just as long as Jack doesn't hear about it." Jack being Emma's husband.
"Okay," Rebecca said. "Your choice. Which is it to be?"
"Shorts," Emma said without hesitation. "Lose the shorts."
"As my ladies command," Dan said. Putting the tray down onto the coffee table, he quickly slid the black trunks down to the ground and stepped out of them. The small apron was just long enough to cover his modesty.
Rebecca waved her index finger in a circle, and Dan obligingly gave a quick twirl, treating Emma to the sight of his bare buttocks.
"Oh, VERY nice, Dan. I see why you guys do this, now," Emma said to Rebecca.
"Oh, yes, this bit's very nice," Rebecca agreed. "But there is supposed to be the whole doing-of-chores thing, too, isn't there, honey?"